Graining compound.



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roan M. CLAPP, or CLEVELAND, orno, ASSIGNOB TO THE OHIO VARNISH COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, orno, A conronirriou or OHIO.

GRAINING comromrn- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Tan; 12, 1909;

Original spplicstion filed June 23, i906, Serial No. 323,032. Divided end this application filed September 4, 1906.

Serial No. 333,188.

of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Graining Conn pounds, of which the following 13 a full,

clear, sud o description.

in grain ng wood with a graining tool it in has heroE s been customary to take a graining pigmenc varyin in color with the different oi wood to e represented, this a form and when used l'h vinegar or stale beer, or ducer. This has always been The beer or vinegar has a odor; is liable to ferment; the dilutic 4118i, he made at the time of use, and the amount of dilution varies the color, with the result. that. frequently various parts of the some grained floor resent a difierent appearance. Graining co ors in the form of aste, thinned with drier and turpentine or enzin have been used, but they are not 26 adapted for application by a graining tool and require considerable skill in their use.

I have devised a grainin compound which ma be kept. in stock really mixed for use an may be applied by a raining tool with- 30 out requiring any specia skill on the part of the user.

The present invention relates to the graining compound itself, the process of apply ing it being covered in. my application 0.

323,032 filed J une 23rd, 1906, of which this ap lication is a division.

fmake the pigment of my graining compound of substantially erhual portions of raw .sienna and whiting. T ese are mixed to- 40 gether and 'groun in water suflicient to make a thin paste. This paste is then (ii-- luted with alcohol to the proper consistency for use. It is then put up injglass jars and maybe preserved indefinitely.

In applying the rainer, I first appl a ground coat of lig it straw color. Ai ter this is dry the graining compound is applied. This is a light yellow color and when dry is hardly perceptible on the light ground, presenting the" appearance simply of streaks thereon. With a colored transparent varnish applied to it, however, it gives, a beautiful, natural grain to the wood. The tint of this varnish depends on the wood it is intended to imitate ;yellow for oak, brown for walnut, red for cherry, etc. In each case the same graining compound may be used.

One of the advantages of my system is that there need be no special skill on the part of the user, as with ordinary graining. There is no'mixing or thinning of the materials; it is simply necessary to apply them with brushes and a graining tool.

The alcohol in the compound not only insures rapid drying, but prevents creeping so that the graining pigment retains its form when it dries. This pigment does not adhere like paint, but is retained in place by the varnish over it.

I claim 1. A graining compound in fluid form consisting of a pigment ground in water and contamed ready for use in alcohol as a vehicle.

2. The composition of matter read mixed for graining consisting of substantial y e 11:11- parts of raw sienna andwhitinlg1 grdun in water to make a thin paste and't inned with alcohol in colorless form to make the proper consistency.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FORD M. CLAPP.

Witnesses:

S. E. Fours, J. B. HULL. 

